#125 - Kingsley Dennis - Heal the Wounded Mind & Break the Spell: Dictate Less, Dialogue More
Release Date: 12/02/2025
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Kingsley Dennis, author and researcher, points to an honest truth in our collective mind. We talk a bit about "Healing the Wounded Mind: The Psychosis of the Modern World and the Search for the Self," his book from 2019, but actually our conversation centers on a theme that runs through ALL of his books. There are more than twenty; and he has one published this year too! Kingsley has an academic background but left academia to write and research with more freedom. I love his unpretentious yet truly brilliant energy — and I think you will love him too. Tap in as we speak about: -What the...
info_outlineKingsley Dennis, author and researcher, points to an honest truth in our collective mind. We talk a bit about "Healing the Wounded Mind: The Psychosis of the Modern World and the Search for the Self," his book from 2019, but actually our conversation centers on a theme that runs through ALL of his books. There are more than twenty; and he has one published this year too!
Kingsley has an academic background but left academia to write and research with more freedom. I love his unpretentious yet truly brilliant energy — and I think you will love him too.
Tap in as we speak about:
-What the wound in the collective mind is about
-How to be authentic in a digital world
-Who can we trust?
-Ways of knowing - and knowing what thoughts are our own
-The perennial tradition - the eternal truth
-How to heal!
-I dare to compare parts of Kingsleys astrology chart to a danish journalist who is also revealing truth - the documentary that I mention is written about here: https://nordiskfilmogtvfond.com/news/stories/people-say-film-art-or-journalism-cant-change-the-world-forget-that-it-can
-a lot more good stuff, for sure want to recommend you stay to the end with this one
Be safe and good for you that you found this podcast!!
LINKS
Youtube version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hu9G_dcYQ8s
Here are some links to Kingsley Dennis:
https://kingsleyldennis.substack.com/s/notes-from-a-lesser-reality
https://www.beautifultraitorbooks.com/
Mannah:
https://www.therapeuticastrologer.com/